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AECM Annual Event:
Lisbon, 20-23 May 2026

“Access to Finance: investment needs in a Global Context”



Venue

Pátio da Galé

Praça do Comércio, 110, 1100-148 Lisbon, Portugal

Our Great Speakers include:

Gonçalo Regalado

CEO and Vice President of the Board of Directors, Banco Português de Fomento (BPF), Portugal

Guy Selbherr

President of AECM

Eugen Doce

Senior Director & Head of International Advisory Services, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

José Fernando Figueiredo

Special Honorary Chairman of AECM and Founding President of the Global Network of Guarantee Institutions (GNGI)

Luzayadio Simba

President of the Board of Directors of the Fundo de Garantia de Crédito (FGC), Angola

Jēkabs Krieviņš

Member of the Management Board, ALTUM, Latvia

Lucia Cusmano

Deputy Head of the Division on Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Tourism at the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), OECD

Gerhard Huemer

Director Economic and Fiscal Policy, SMEunited

Kurt Leutgeb

Head of Guarantees and Equity, Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws), Austria

Aliénor Margerit

Head of Unit, Access to Finance, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), European Commission

Miguel Alves

CFO, Banco Português de Fomento (BPF), Portugal

Gijs Schilthuis

Director Sustainability, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (GD AGRI), European Commission

Milena Angelova

Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and SME Envoy of Bulgaria, Secretary-General of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA), and Associate Professor, Institute for Economic Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Science

Davide Galli

President, SMEunited, Member of the Board of Confartigianato, and Entrepreneur

Sung Jun Kang

Chairperson and CEO, Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT), Korea

Shane McCullough

Head of Products, Strategy and Marketing, Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), Ireland


Programme


Fees and registration

  • AECM Seminar Fee – Member EUR 390 pp
  • AECM Seminar Fee – Non-Member EUR 440 pp

Leisure programme

Welcome reception

Wednesday, 20/05/2026

Details will be announced shortly

Gala dinner:

Estufa Fria

A unique and emblematic venue set in a beautiful green space in the heart of Lisbon.

Thursday, 21/05/2026

Parque Eduardo VII, 1070-051 Lisboa, Portogallo

EUR 150 pp

Leisure activity

Saturday, 23/05/2026

Details will be announced shortly

EUR 70 pp


In case of any questions please contact info@aecm.eu